Immunohistochemical studies on regulation of alternative splicing of fast skeletal muscle troponin T: non-uniform distribution of the exon x3 epitope in a single muscle fiber

Cell Tissue Res. 2000 Feb;299(2):263-71. doi: 10.1007/s004419900137.

Abstract

Troponin T (TnT) isoforms of chicken fast skeletal muscle are classified into two types, breast-muscle-type (B-type) and leg-muscle-type (L-type) isoforms. These isoforms are produced from a single gene by differential alternative splicing of pre-mRNA. We investigated immunohistochemically the distribution of B-type TnT isoforms in chicken leg muscle (musculus biceps femoris), using anti-exon x3 that was raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to exon x3 and recognized B-type, but not the L-type, TnT isoforms. Mosaic patterns of immunostaining showing locally different expression of B-type TnT isoforms in a single fiber were observed among fibers, and the non-uniform distribution of the isoforms was also detected in sectioned fibers and myofibrils from the muscle. The results indicated that regulation of pre-mRNA splicing of fast skeletal muscle TnT was different not only among the muscle fibers but also within a single fiber, suggesting that heterogeneous myonuclei in regulation of alternative splicings occur in a single muscle fiber.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alternative Splicing / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Chickens
  • Epitopes / analysis
  • Epitopes / genetics
  • Exons / genetics*
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Genes
  • Microscopy, Immunoelectron
  • Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch / chemistry*
  • Protein Isoforms / genetics*
  • Protein Isoforms / immunology
  • RNA Precursors / genetics
  • Troponin T / genetics*
  • Troponin T / immunology

Substances

  • Epitopes
  • Protein Isoforms
  • RNA Precursors
  • Troponin T